European Journal of Forest Research

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Forest Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study40
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany31
Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania28
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe26
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps26
Silvicultural prescriptions for mixed-species forest stands. A European review and perspective22
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions21
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation20
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes17
Pollution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in forest soils with changes in the leaf traits and membrane integrity of Vaccinium myrtillus L.17
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park17
Uncertainty of biomass stocks in Spanish forests: a comprehensive comparison of allometric equations17
The distribution of carbon stocks between tree woody biomass and soil differs between Scots pine and broadleaved species (beech, oak) in European forests16
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions16
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan15
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality15
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans15
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels14
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests14
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)14
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation14
Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs14
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population14
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests14
Long-term nitrogen addition further increased carbon sequestration in a boreal forest13
European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts13
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning13
Exploring the effects of different fertilizer application durations on the functional microbial profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by using metagenomics in Paulownia plantations in a subtrop13
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off12
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach12
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data12
Soil fungal communities in young Norway spruce-dominant stands: footprints of former land use and selective thinning12
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species12
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe12
Different drought-adaptive capacity of a native Patagonian tree species (Nothofagus pumilio) resulting from local adaptation12
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests11
Coupling fossil records and traditional discrimination metrics to test how genetic information improves species distribution models of the European beech Fagus sylvatica11
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China11
Modelling the effects of forest management intensification on base cation concentrations in soil water and on tree growth in spruce forests in Sweden11
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions11
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest10
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests10
Long-term nitrogen addition alters nutrient foraging strategies of Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla in a temperate natural secondary forest10
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models10
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species10
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus10
Influence of volcanic ash deposits on the radial growth of trees in Central Mexico: the case of Parícutin volcano9
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example9
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)9
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density9
Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems9
Morphological and genetic variation of Melolontha spp. from pine stands with different composition and proportion of admixed tree species9
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus9
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation9
Deep BarkID: a portable tree bark identification system by knowledge distillation9
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting9
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?8
Spatially explicit assessment of forest road suitability for timber extraction and hauling in Switzerland8
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem8
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras8
Survival time and mortality rate of regeneration in the deep shade of a primeval beech forest8
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use8
Genetic diversity of seeds from four German Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seed orchards8
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau8
Stand delineation based on laser scanning data and simulated annealing8
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India8
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings8
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions8
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation7
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands7
Thinning decreased soil respiration differently in two dryland Mediterranean forests with contrasted soil temperature and humidity regimes7
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and seasonal variation on soil faunal community structure in a temperate natural secondary forest7
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia7
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine7
Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects7
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm7
How geographic and climatic factors affect the adaptation of Douglas-fir provenances to the temperate continental climate zone in Europe7
Species mixing effect on Norway spruce response to elevated CO2 and climatic variables: root and radial growth response7
Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands7
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe7
An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory7
Species-specific, size-dependent, and environmentally modulated growth resilience to drought in conifer forests on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau6
Anthropogenic deforestation and climate dryness as drivers of demographic decline and genetic erosion in the southernmost European fir forests6
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects6
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography6
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations6
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests6
A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration6
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China6
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado6
Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China6
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye6
Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe6
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden6
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests6
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests6
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model6
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests6
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia6
Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of Pistacia atlantica seedlings to elevated CO2 concentration and drought stress5
Rainfall exclusion changes the sapwood of eucalyptus wood in humid and dry sites5
Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity5
Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study5
Risk assessment of habitat suitability decline for the endangered riparian tree Pterocarya tonkinensis (Juglandaceae): conservation implications5
Stand density, climate and biodiversity jointly regulate the multifunctionality of natural forest ecosystems in northeast China5
Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation5
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum5
Vertical variations in wood basic density for two softwood species5
Deep and machine learning prediction of forest above-ground biomass using multi-source remote sensing data in coniferous planted forests in Iran5
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought5
Drivers of oak establishment in Mediterranean old fields from 25-year-old woodland islets planted to assist natural regeneration5
Trade-off between forest carbon sink in hemiboreal old-growth stands and wood-based solutions5
Correction to: Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems5
Ecotypic variation in multiple traits of European beech: selection of suitable provenances based on performance and stability5
A comprehensive crown profile model of planted Larix kaempferi from different latitudes in China5
Genetic variation analysis and comprehensive evaluation of wood property traits of 20-year-old Chinese fir clone5
Radial increment dynamics of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in pure and mixed stands with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under changing environmental conditions5
The cost of risk management and multifunctionality in forestry: a simulation approach for a case study area in Southeast Germany5
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests5
Cyclic loading effects and stability assessment of trees and stumps used as anchors in cable yarding operations5
High versus coppice forests: comparison of sap flow and stem growth of Quercus petraea Matt. during two growing seasons with different precipitation patterns5
Comparison of single tree detection methods to extract support trees for cable road planning5
Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management5
Physical decomposition stage and ergosterol content predict the chemical composition of downed dead wood in Mediterranean dehesas4
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests: a review of climate change effects4
Which factors influence the density of birch (Betula pendula Roth) seeds in soil seed banks in temperate woodlands?4
Biased research reveals major gaps in fragmentation studies on the Spanish fauna4
More than the climate: reproductive and vegetative growth compete for resources in Quercus suber4
Dynamics and drivers of post-windthrow recovery in managed mixed mountain forests of Slovenia4
Tree species admixture increases ecosystem service provision in simulated spruce- and beech-dominated stands4
Assessing logging residues availability for energy production by using forest management plans data and geographic information system (GIS)4
Age-related growth responses of birch to warming along an elevational gradient on Changbai Mountain4
Variation of deadwood density by decay class in pure and mixed Oriental spruce stands in Northeastern Black Sea4
Predicting the impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of moso bamboo in China based on biomod2 model4
Living in urban forests strengthens radical scavenging activity to delay aging: a pilot animal study4
Quantile regression for modelling the impact of climate in cork growth quantiles in Portugal4
Analyzing the environmental risk factors of European spruce bark beetle damage at the local scale4
Using 137Cs tracer to assess the effects of silvicultural systems on soil redistribution in Hyrcanian forest, Mazandaran—Iran4
Canopy openness, proportion of deciduous trees and topsoil C/N ratio drive the yield, but their effect on the polyphenol content of medicinal plants is species-specific4
Support for reevaluation of policy prohibiting logging operations in the wet season for the Brazilian Amazon4
Long-term impact of wildfire on soil physical, chemical and biological properties within a pine forest4
Large-scale geostatistical mapping and occupancy-abundance patterns of Cerambyx species threatening SW Spain oak forests4
Technological properties of wood from small diameter in an area of forest exploitation of reduced impact in the Tropical Forest4
Pure and mixed Scots pine forests showed divergent responses to climate variation and increased intrinsic water use efficiency across a European-wide climate gradient4
Can we monitor seedling stands using Landsat Time Series?4
Does leaf mass per area (LMA) discriminate natural pine populations of different origins?4
Group-selection system as alternative management of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests facing climate change4
Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China4
Life histories of Abies alba and Picea abies growing in old-growth forests driven by natural gap-phase dynamics4
Divergent growth and responses of conifer and broad-leaved trees to warming-drying climate in a semi-arid region, northern China4
Soil properties variation in a small-scale altitudinal gradient of an evergreen foothills forest, Ecuadorian Amazon region4
The early impact of mixed canopies with Norway spruce, European beech and silver fir on a new forest floor3
Evaluating gap characteristics and their effects on regeneration in Sitapahar forest reserve, Bangladesh3
Linkage between forest cover and trade in forest products: an empirical evidence from BRICS and EU nations3
Tree mortality in mature temperate forests of central Mexico: a spatial approach3
The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis3
Nutrients (N, P, K, Na) and warming affect heterotrophic respiration in temperate forest litter3
Guild-dependent effects of forest fragmentation in canopy arthropod diversity associated to Quercus deserticola3
Functional traits explain growth–mortality trade-offs in a mixed broadleaf-conifer forest in northeastern China3
Detection, description, and technological properties of colour aberration in wood of standards and shoots from a chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) coppice stand3
Assessing genetic diversity of European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pallas) in Bavaria as an indicator for in-situ conservation and sustainable use of the species genetic resources3
Similar growth responses to climatic variations in Norway spruce (Picea abies) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) at the northern range limit of beech3
Leaving windthrown stands unsalvaged as a management practice for facilitating late-successional carabid assemblages3
Effect of pre-germination treatment with direct magnetic field exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Riparian buffer zones in production forests create unequal costs among forest owners3
Combining hand-held and drone-based lidar for forest carbon monitoring: insights from a Mediterranean mixed forest in central Portugal3
The effect of forest floor on soil microbial and enzyme indices after forest harvesting operations in Hyrcanian deciduous forests3
Keeping thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest floor improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in a temperate spruce forest3
Boreal forest multifunctionality under varying harvesting intensity and forest management priorities3
Trade-offs between stump-to-roadside lead time and harvesting cost, when using different number of operators in a harvester-forwarder system3
Effects of plant leaf traits, abundance and phylogeny on differentiation of herbivorous insect assemblages in Mediterranean mixed forest3
Impact of road corridors on soil properties and plant communities in high-elevation fragile ecosystems3
Mediterranean co-living: succession of soil mycorrhizal communities associated with Halimium lasianthum shrubs3
How do leaf functional traits and age influence the maximum rooting depth of trees?3
Spatial and environmental factors influence AMF assemblages across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - a biodiversity hotspot3
Correction: Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania3
Xylem adjustment and growth response of early- and late-successional tree species to rapid warming3
Influence of crown and canopy structure on light absorption, light use efficiency, and growth in mixed and pure Pseudotsuga menziesii and Fagus sylvatica forests3
Evaluation of the adaptive potential of three non-native multipurpose species for soil rehabilitation3
Possible links between soil variables, bacterial abundance and kinetic constants in isoprene degradation by dry deciduous tropical forest soils3
Genetic variation of English yew (Taxus baccata L.) in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany3
Dust captured by a canopy and individual leaves of trees in the tropical mixed deciduous forest: Magnitude and influencing factors3
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and precipitation reduction on the fine root dynamics and morphology in a temperate forest3
Genetic diversity and the origin of Taiwania cryptomerioides plantations in South China: implications for conservation and restoration3
Spatial differentiation of the leaf area index in forests in ecological transition zones and its environmental response3
The effects of wildfire frequency on post-fire soil surface water dynamics2
Genetic diversity, core collection construction and genotype–environment associations of Eucalyptus cloeziana germplasm based on EST-SSR markers2
Harmonization and variation of deadwood density and carbon concentration in different stages of decay of the most important Central European tree species2
Effect of bark harvest intensity on the formation of cavities and other microhabitats in cork oaks (Quercus suber)2
Establishing a soil quality index to assess the effect of thinning on soil quality in a Chinese fir plantation2
Improving dynamic treatment unit forest planning with cellular automata heuristics2
Total soil carbon modelling along the altitudinal gradients in Eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh2
Scale elasticity and technical efficiency analysis in the European forest sector: a stochastic value-based approach2
Correction to: Silvicultural prescriptions for mixed-species forest stands. A European review and perspective2
Analysis of genotype-by-environment interaction in a multisite progeny test with Scots pine for supporting selection decisions2
A geography-based decision support tool to quantify the circular bioeconomy and financial performance in the forest-based sector (r.forcircular)2
No evidence that coring affects tree growth or mortality in three common European temperate forest tree species2
Distance-dependent mating but considerable pollen immigration in an isolated Quercus rubra planting in Germany2
Limitations of estimating branch volume from terrestrial laser scanning2
Restoring mixed forests through conversion of Norway spruce stands: effects of fencing and mechanical site preparation on performance of planted beech and natural tree regeneration2
Predicting aboveground biomass yield for moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) plantations based on the diameter distribution model2
Identifying strategies to manage boreal forests: simulating moose and timber management scenarios at a landscape scale in the face of changing environmental conditions2
Variability in fine root decomposition after forest thinning: effects of harvest intensity and root size2
A new taper index based on form-factor: application to three bamboo species (Phyllostachys spp.)2
Fossil-fuel consumption and CO2eq emissions of cut-to-length industrial roundwood logging operations in Finland2
Resin yield response to different tapping methods and stimulant pastes in Pinus pinaster Ait2
Contrasting successional stages lead to intra- and interspecific differences in leaf functional traits and herbivory levels in a Mexican tropical dry forest2
Tree growth variability in Pinus nigra plantations modulated by climate and soil properties2
Drought in the forest breaks plant–fungi interactions2
An insight into long-term effects of biochar application on forest soils2
Effects of climate and competition on crown width: a case of Korean pine plantations2
Does Chinese forestry eco-efficiency converge? A three-stage DEA-Malmquist approach2
Modelling the influence of thinning intensity and frequency on the future provision of ecosystem services in Mediterranean mountain pine forests2
Segmentation of conifer tree crowns from terrestrial laser scanning point clouds in mixed stands of Scots pine and Norway spruce2
Crown allometry and growing space requirements of four rare domestic tree species compared to oak and beech: implications for adaptive forest management2
Effect of litter cover on acorn survival, seedling emergence, and early growth of introduced Quercus rubra2
Predicting the distribution of European Hop Hornbeam: application of MaxEnt algorithm and climatic suitability models2
Unravelling the effects of stand structural diversity and tree competition on aboveground biomass in species-poor forests2
Stocks of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coniferous forests on the Qilian Mountains: spatial trends and drivers2
Understanding the influence of tree size distribution on the CTL harvesting productivity of two different size harvesting machines2
Could timber winching operations be cleaner? An evaluation of two options in terms of residual stand damage, soil disturbance and operational efficiency2
Canopy species composition drives seasonal soil characteristics in a Mediterranean riparian forest2
Ectomycorrhizal symbioses increase soil calcium availability and water use efficiency of Quercus acutissima seedlings under drought stress2
Forest fuel extraction does not affect macrolichens on deadwood substrates, but only if coarse woody debris is not collected2
Landscape-scale variation in the canopy mycobiome in temperate beech and spruce forest stands explained by leaf water content and elevation2
Long-term assessment of soil physicochemical properties and seedlings establishment after skidding operations in mountainous mixed hardwoods2
Interpreting wind damage risk–how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling2
Effect of labour costs on wood harvesting costs and timber provision2
Augmented reality for measuring diameter at breast height using the iPhone measure app: outcomes on tree- and stand-level estimates of basal area in a Carpathian mixed forest2
Estimation of Eucalyptus productivity using efficient artificial neural network2
Diameter growth of European beech on carbonate: a regional versus forest type perspective2
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